They nominated Inception eight times, including for Best Picture, and you think that equals hate?

Sure, the Academy could have thrown Nolan a nomination for directing, but given how little sense the screenplay made, the fact that Nolan also got a nod for writing seems like the opposite of hate to me.

There were no such honorees in '09, for example, when Taraji P. Henson and Amy Adams went up against, and lost to, Penélope Cruz. But in '08, there was only one breakout nominee in the supporting actress category—Saoirse Ronan from Atonement. This year, that one slot appears to have been filled by Steinfeld.

Apparently Sony was pushing Manville as a best actress contender?! But plenty of other big shots, for whatever reason, saw her as supporting actress material?! The resulting confusion may have cost Manville a nomination of any sort.

Judging from past patterns, the Academy prefers to limit its breakout-slash-newcomer nominee acting slots to one -- if any. There were no such honorees in '09, for example, when Taraji P. Henson and Amy Adams went up against, and lost to, Penelope Cruz. But in '08, there was only one breakout nominee in the supporting actress category -- Saoirse Ronan. This year, that one slot appears to have been filled by Hailee Steinfeld.

Apparently Sony was pushing Manville as a best actress contender?! But plenty of other big shots, for whatever reason, saw her as supporting actress material?! The resulting confusion may have cost Manville a nomination of any sort.